tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post4000210663664772984..comments2024-01-04T02:49:23.470-08:00Comments on Blessing of Kings: More of the SameRohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090769681887119989noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-39314731225996456012012-10-06T01:12:59.973-07:002012-10-06T01:12:59.973-07:00@Redbeard
Ah, I forgot about CRZ, that's a goo...@Redbeard<br />Ah, I forgot about CRZ, that's a good point. The visual lag may stem from increased processing power that CRZ may require. I know when crossing into a CRZ my machine stutters while it switches, it's pretty jarring. But afterwards it seems fine, but I am running a beefy setup.Talarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684944568000522986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-64000665332097800452012-10-05T18:34:45.911-07:002012-10-05T18:34:45.911-07:00@Talarian-- I've considered that the graphica...@Talarian-- I've considered that the graphical updates are the most likely culprit, but I find it interesting that even though I run at about the absolute minimum for TOR to run, I get better graphical response in FPS from TOR than WoW. I'd expect the reverse to be true, and it was up until 5.0.1 dropped.<br /><br />I also suspect the shared server zones have something to do with it as well, which would make that an issue at the server level, rather than my local level. The reason why I suspect that is because I get poorer FPS when I'm out in the lowbie zones, but not when I'm in Stormwind or a BG.<br />Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-59981873822529458382012-10-05T17:49:03.749-07:002012-10-05T17:49:03.749-07:00@Redbeard
My FPS dropped significantly, until I u...@Redbeard<br /><br />My FPS dropped significantly, until I uninstalled my addons and waited for them to be updated. Omen, in particular, had a nasty bug that in mass combat would reduce FPS to about 3.<br /><br />However, that being said, there were updates to the graphical engine again, like they do every major release, and it does raise the bar on what the minimum required hardware is, so it may not be a lack of polish, but rather new features that are impacting your FPS. If you're running on older hardware, or even newish hardware, its quite possible that your FPS may be impacted.Talarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684944568000522986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-12193063247075750712012-10-05T14:58:23.128-07:002012-10-05T14:58:23.128-07:00Well, Mists is not all that polished.
My login sc...Well, Mists is not all that polished.<br /><br />My login screen hasn't behaved right since 5.0.5 dropped --sounds are all off or cut off early-- and I still can't do screen caps about 4/5 of the time. <br /><br />If there's a highlighted glow to the background, such as if you select a Draenei character at the login screen, the oversized pic of the toon itself is all washed out from the backlight. Some areas, such as Darnassus, I have difficulty seeing details due to the washed out lighting effect.<br /><br />FPS has also taken a dive, about 10-15 fps less than I had before 5.0.5 dropped.<br /><br />Comparing the polish in Mists with other MMOs I play, Mists' expansion fits right in with TOR and LOTRO, and is definitely ahead of AoC. True, I haven't gotten to Pandaria itself yet, but in the fit and finish department there are still some gaps that have appeared only since the 5.0.1 patch back in late August.<br />Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-18972785266275680442012-10-05T09:11:34.163-07:002012-10-05T09:11:34.163-07:00Rohan is spot on that MoP is quite possibly the be...Rohan is spot on that MoP is quite possibly the best WoW expansion to date and a vast improvement over Cataclysm. I'm playing my 85s through at a relatively slow pace while I focus on leveling my monk. I'm just now getting close to finishing the Jade Forest area on my paladin.<br /><br />Yesterday, I made my way over to the Jade Temple. As I neared the courtyard, I had to just stop and tilt my camera skyward to look around. The place is immense and beautifully detailed. The art team(s) did a fantastic job here of capturing a certain look and feel that is awe-inspiring.<br /><br />I can't think of a time during Cataclysm that I just stopped to look around like that. Vash'jir had some nice vistas, but the gameplay in that zone just made me want to level through as fast as possible. Deepholm had promise, but soon dulled. The closest thing in Wrath would have been Grizzly Hills, with its huge conifers and rugged landscape. Oh, and the Kalu'ak with their giant turtles. <br /><br />I can think of a lot of moments like that from BC, fresh in my memory from recently leveling two characters through. Seeing the wide open plains and ravines of Nagrand. The forbidding destruction surrounding shattered Auchindoun. Riding up to see Shattrath for the first time. And, of course, Karazhan. Even the sky in Burning Crusade made me stop and look.<br /><br />So many people focus on bemoaning the talent changes, how hard/easy dungeons are, how this bit of quest text didn't make sense, how the graphics don't push the bleeding edge of realism, and on and on. I wonder how many of them ever stopped to enjoy the view outside the Jade Temple.Scott Dnoreply@blogger.com